Sit down, Taphath

I have been suffering. Some may know; others certainly don’t. It has been long and painful and lately taken me through the valley of the shadow of death. Everything I thought I knew and understood spiritually has been questioned. It has forced me to take everything I ever believed under close examination. It has forced this child to grow up a little as I balance my perspective with the truth in God’s word.  

The following is not a cry for pity but rather a quick and transparent look into the journey God has been taking me.

I’ve never really felt truly valued. In fact, I’ve been disregarded and hurt by the majority and, on a few occasions, severely and traumatically mistreated. Unfortunately, this has unknowingly formed – or rather transformed – my view of God. I’ve unfairly compared God to the imperfect people in my life.

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